... a leader of a drug-trafficking network, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, commonly known as the "drug kingpin" statute. Alexander was convicted ... offense. HELD: In a prosecution under the drug-kingpin statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, the trial court should instruct the jury that it must ... of several drug-related offenses, including a charge of violating N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, commonly known as the "drug kingpin" statute. The Appellate Division ... court below held that in a prosecution for violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, the trial court must instruct the jury that the State ... State charged Alexander with possession of cocaine in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. The State also charged Harewood and Palmer with various counts ... rejected all defendant's arguments except those directed at the N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 charge. That statute provides in pertinent part as follows: ...

... Dectric with first-degree leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 (count six); third-degree possession of CDS, N.J.S ... plea to first-degree leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 (count six); and second-degree possession of a firearm in ... the twenty-five year period of parole ineligibility required under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. The judge imposed a consecutive eight-year term, with a ... of first-degree leader of a narcotics trafficking network under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, the State presented evidence to the grand jury that Dectric ... with a twenty-five year period of parole ineligibility under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 under count six, first-degree leader of a narcotics trafficking ... judge did not increase the mandatory minimum sentences required by N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3; N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4.1(d), ...

... corresponds to the absence of any merit to this argument. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 states in pertinent part: The trier of fact may infer ... respectively, with being a leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. At a pretrial conference, the trial judge noted that the ... in the network. Id. at 570-71 (emphasis added). However, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 was amended in 1997 to state explicitly that the "organizer ... person convicted of . . . leader of a narcotics trafficking network under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 . . . who has been previously convicted of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing or ...

... corresponds to the absence of any merit to this argument. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 states in pertinent part: The trier of fact may infer ... respectively, with being a leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. At a pretrial conference, the trial judge noted that the ... in the network. Id. at 570-71 (emphasis added). However, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 was amended in 1997 to state explicitly that the "organizer ... person convicted of . . . leader of a narcotics trafficking network under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 . . . who has been previously convicted of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing or ...

... convicted of first-degree leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 (Count One); second-degree conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous ... of a Leader of a Narcotics Trafficking Network, or "Kingpin." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. In particular, Dawmeen maintains that the State failed to establish ... beyond a reasonable doubt. Ibid. The statutory definition of "Kingpin," N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, is as follows: A person is a leader of a ...

... convicted of first-degree leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 (Count One); second-degree conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous ... of a Leader of a Narcotics Trafficking Network, or "Kingpin." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. In particular, Dawmeen maintains that the State failed to establish ... beyond a reasonable doubt. Ibid. The statutory definition of "Kingpin," N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, is as follows: A person is a leader of a ...

... convicted of first-degree leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 (Count One); second-degree conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous ... of a Leader of a Narcotics Trafficking Network, or "Kingpin." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. In particular, Dawmeen maintains that the State failed to establish ... beyond a reasonable doubt. Ibid. The statutory definition of "Kingpin," N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, is as follows: A person is a leader of a ...

... 136 N.J. 563 (1994), and narrow the scope of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, being a leader of a drug trafficking-network. The Court ... Alexander concluded that "the words of the statute alone under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. . . would not fully convey to the jury the nature of ... intended to criminalize." Id. at 571. The court observed that N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 failed to include "important factors used in the statute's ... N.J. Super. 27, 29 (App. Div. l989). Furthermore, unlike N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-4, a person is ... drug." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-4. Again, unlike N.J.S.A 2C:35-3, which does not define who a "leader" in the drug ... N.J. 156 , 166 (1984)(citation omitted). Specifically, defendant challenges N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, a criminal statute, as being unconstitutionally vague because his ...

... corresponds to the absence of any merit to this argument. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 states in pertinent part: The trier of fact may infer ... respectively, with being a leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. At a pretrial conference, the trial judge noted that the ... in the network. Id. at 570-71 (emphasis added). However, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 was amended in 1997 to state explicitly that the "organizer ... person convicted of . . . leader of a narcotics trafficking network under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 . . . who has been previously convicted of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing or ...

... corresponds to the absence of any merit to this argument. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 states in pertinent part: The trier of fact may infer ... respectively, with being a leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. At a pretrial conference, the trial judge noted that the ... in the network. Id. at 570-71 (emphasis added). However, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 was amended in 1997 to state explicitly that the "organizer ... person convicted of . . . leader of a narcotics trafficking network under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 . . . who has been previously convicted of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing or ...

... offense of being a leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3; second-degree conspiracy to distribute heroin or cocaine, in a ... beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime or crimes charged." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 provides that a person is a leader of a drug ... to suggest that John was a leader as defined by N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, we conclude that the trial judge did not abuse his ... of parole ineligibility. This was a first-degree offense under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, with an ordinary term of life imprisonment and a twenty ...

... offense of being a leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3; second-degree conspiracy to distribute heroin or cocaine, in a ... beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime or crimes charged." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 provides that a person is a leader of a drug ... to suggest that John was a leader as defined by N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, we conclude that the trial judge did not abuse his ... of parole ineligibility. This was a first-degree offense under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, with an ordinary term of life imprisonment and a twenty ...

... offense of being a leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3; second-degree conspiracy to distribute heroin or cocaine, in a ... beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime or crimes charged." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 provides that a person is a leader of a drug ... to suggest that John was a leader as defined by N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, we conclude that the trial judge did not abuse his ... of parole ineligibility. This was a first-degree offense under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, with an ordinary term of life imprisonment and a twenty ...

... offense of being a leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3; second-degree conspiracy to distribute heroin or cocaine, in a ... beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime or crimes charged." N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 provides that a person is a leader of a drug ... to suggest that John was a leader as defined by N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, we conclude that the trial judge did not abuse his ... of parole ineligibility. This was a first-degree offense under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3, with an ordinary term of life imprisonment and a twenty ...

... crime of being a leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 (the Leader count). He was also charged in the same ... crime of being a leader of a narcotics trafficking network, N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3 (Leader count). Under the plea agreement, defendant pled guilty to ... twenty-five years in prison without eligibility of parole. See N.J.S.A. 2C:35-3. Consequently, defendant argues that because of that significant potential prison ...